Lacroix files for bankruptcy

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I'm saddened by this news as he came the victim of this global economic crisis. Still remember one of the characters in Absolute Fabulous would always mention, "It's Lacroix."


To me, Christian Lacroix is often associated with haute couture among other 'big' names. He was inspired to be a curator till his wife who encouraged him to draw. He has also designed for theater, opera and dance and acted as curator for fashion exhibits, including one currently at the National Museum of Singapore.

I feel that I'm very fortunate to view his works in SG as this is a rare opportunity for the exhibits to travel to the humid SG. This is the first time for this exhibit travels out of France. The exhibition will end on 7 June 2009.

Thanks to SG govt and FR govt signed a 'cultural - exchange' 10-year contract. In addition, admission is free for students. It's a bonus. BTW, 31 May is International Museum Day and all entries to museums are complementary (I think). Take advantage of this opportunity to go to one if you havent been to one yet.

I joined a guided tour provided by the museum for a general overview of the exhibit. Later, SL and I went on a free and easy by ourselves. I felt like a kid in a candy store. From the exhibits, I do understand his vision through my mundane thinking and could see his point of view when he's designing his theatrical costume especially the usage of colors and the details (the details can be seen even if you are at the last row in the theatre).

According to the guide, of the tour, most of the theatre groups that approached him didnt have sufficient funds and he would use materials that we would not think it's possible for these costumes. There is one costume which material is made of paper. There is a costume that I like very much coz it has modern elements and these materials are not hard to find.

Call me naive...but I thought it was a generous gesture of him to do so apart from the fame and he could choose otherwise. Hopefully, somebody will help him out though everybody is currently cutting cost. Coz haute couture is a 'lost' art though it's expensive and nobody's buying. Sounds contradictory but what he had created are art pieces.